Released September 30, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Cotton Bolls Opening - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2018 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
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State :September 29,:September 22,:September 29,: 2014-2018
: 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 82 81 88 79
Arizona ........: 98 97 99 90
Arkansas .......: 99 91 94 93
California .....: 23 50 60 67
Georgia ........: 80 81 87 85
Kansas .........: 62 27 46 48
Louisiana ......: 99 90 94 98
Mississippi ....: 92 77 88 88
Missouri .......: 94 58 76 79
North Carolina .: 84 76 85 80
Oklahoma .......: 59 53 69 63
South Carolina .: 55 83 91 76
Tennessee ......: 95 69 82 80
Texas ..........: 54 56 71 55
Virginia .......: 70 74 89 72
:
15 States ......: 66 64 77 67
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Cotton Harvested - Selected States
[These 15 States harvested 99% of the 2018 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State :September 29,:September 22,:September 29,: 2014-2018
: 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 5 4 12 8
Arizona ........: 22 10 15 17
Arkansas .......: 22 10 22 13
California .....: - - - 1
Georgia ........: 5 10 18 8
Kansas .........: - - - 2
Louisiana ......: 38 19 33 37
Mississippi ....: 23 7 23 18
Missouri .......: 25 5 6 8
North Carolina .: 3 2 5 4
Oklahoma .......: 3 - - 1
South Carolina .: 6 3 12 8
Tennessee ......: 13 6 12 7
Texas ..........: 25 16 18 19
Virginia .......: - - 10 -
:
15 States ......: 19 11 16 14
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- Represents zero.
Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending September 29, 2019
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2018 cotton acreage]
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State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 1 12 33 48 6
Arizona ........: - 12 39 41 8
Arkansas .......: - 5 14 42 39
California .....: - - 45 35 20
Georgia ........: 4 11 31 46 8
Kansas .........: 3 12 37 40 8
Louisiana ......: - - 26 62 12
Mississippi ....: 1 6 39 45 9
Missouri .......: 7 9 52 32 -
North Carolina .: 8 22 25 36 9
Oklahoma .......: - 10 60 30 -
South Carolina .: 1 7 29 58 5
Tennessee ......: 4 7 29 46 14
Texas ..........: 3 22 45 26 4
Virginia .......: - 9 21 69 1
:
15 States ......: 3 17 40 34 6
:
Previous week ..: 3 16 42 32 7
Previous year ..: 6 19 33 32 10
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- Represents zero.
Source: USDA-NASS
